To date, 23 qualifying trainees from ten countries from all over the Mediterranean and beyond have registered, and several dozen more expressed interest.

“The programme intends to train oceanographers and engineers, young researchers, PhD candidates or professionals at the early stages of their professional carriers who are interested in learning to manage the available marine environment data to provide targeted and understandable information to the relevant end users,” organisers from Democritus University of Thrace noted. “The first ODYSSEA Summer School introduces trainees to all stages of operational oceanography, contributing towards the Blue Growth of the Mediterranean Sea.”

Programme objectives specify that upon completion, trainees will have in-depth knowledge on operational oceanography and the latest developments in relevant marine instruments, sensors and forecasting models, and be able to:

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